One of my favorite things to make that work up really easy and fast are cotton washcloths. They are great gifts and great to use around the house. I need to make a few more for myself because they do after awhile need to be replaced (especially if you wash knives with it) and I thought I would share a few patterns I use. You can buy a skein of cotton yarn at Micheals or Joanns for about $1.25 on sale or with a coupon and usually I get 2 dishcloths out of a skein. I’ve always knitted mine (you can teach yourself how to knit just look on youtube that’s what I did) but am going to try and crochet a few since I seem to crochet faster than I knit (again self taught via youtube).

This is a knitting pattern that I’ve used with great success lots and lots of times. I love this pattern and so have several people I’ve given them too. The pattern says use a size 7 needle but you can use something close to it if you don’t have that size. You can also keep repeating row 2 until it is a size that you would want.

WASHCLOTH Cast on 5 stitches. Knit 1 row. Row 2: Knit 2, yarn over, knit to end of row. Rep last row, until you have a total of 37 stitches. Next Row: Knit 2, yarn over, (k2tog) twice, knit to end of row. Rep last row until 5 stitches remain. Knit 1 row. Bind off.

FINISHING Weave in ends.

This is a crochet pattern that I’m going to try. It sounds alot trickier but sometimes once you get started you see the repeat and it works up easy. This is a granny square pattern.

Rep last rnd 4 times more, having 1 more 3-dc group on each side of square on next and every following rnd. Seven 3-dc groups on each side of square. 9th rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each dc and 3 sc in corner ch-2 sp around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.